Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-12-01
FASHIONS OF THE DAY.
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Long wraps are made of various
sorts of cloth suitings and camels
hair fabrics. They have loop or dol |
man sleeves and coat sleeves in those
that are close fitting. An inside belt
holds them in place and ribbons tie
them at the throat. A very stylish
new long wrap is made of camels hair
in a dark shade of bronze with full
length vest and gray cut and frieze
plush in block pattcrl. The collars
and the cuffs of the dolman sleeve are
of the plush, rich braid, cord and ball
ornaments are across the front, and
epaulets to match. Plain plush wraps
will be popular; they will be trimmed
with fiat trimming and have epaulcts
of fine beads with long dropping chains
of bead strands Brocaded velvet
wraps are also in favor, of beaded
fringes there is any variety of shapes
on wraps, and many are made of faille
deliberately trimmed with lace.
A very beautiful gown imported was
made of peall-gray vigogne and
striped velours, had plain skirt of the
stripe full and very elaborate, three
part drapery of the gray, with stitched
plaits at the top of the back, and waist
of gray with an application of the stripe
on the right side about the shape Of the
old-time breast-platc. This was held
in place by big silver buttons set
slanting. and, though to our minds it
was rather bizarre, still it was consid-
cred stylish. Cashmeres are the goods
for this time of the year.
High waists of cashmere with long
sleeves and straight, full gathered
skirt are most useful dresses, as they
do not require a guimpe. The front
of the waist is slightly pointed; the
back is round, reaching just to the
waist line, and is buttoned up closely
with small velvet-covered button
molds. The collar is high band of
velvet, and the long sleeves have a
slight puff of velvet at the top and vel
vet cuffs. The edge of the pointed
waist is covered with velvet To make
this frock more dressy the waist is
given a quaint old-fashioned look by
being shirred on the shoulders, the
fullness drawn thence in three folds
down each side along the chest, gradu-
ated to meet in the middle four inches
above the point, where it is held in
eight or ten cross-rows of shirring.
In making this waist it is well to place
the middle fold of the cashmere down
the middle of the front of the silesia
lining from the neck to the point, and
thence spread on the fan-shaped full
ness as described above, leaving q per-
fectly plain space just below the
throat The sleeves are coat-shape,
with round cuff of velvet, and very
small velvet puff that extends only
across the top, not around the entire
arm-hole. The skirt may also be made
more dressy by having second skirt
or overskirt half the length of the
lower skirt, bordered with two or three
tucks an inch deep above wider hem;
in some cases this overskirt is open in
front, beginning next the stirring in
the pointed waist; the tucks then con-
tinue up each side of the front. This
dress is prettily made of white cash
mere, with green velvet collar and
cuffs, or of old rose camels hair, with
deeper rose velvet striped with pale
rose satin, or else Suede cashmere
with golden brown velvet. The darker
navy and Gobelin blue cashmere
dresses have sometimes rows of picot
velvet ribbon added above the hem
o. the skirt. Large plaids of red and
blue wool, or of brown with blue, or
stripes of these two contrasting colors
Isre made up for everyday dresses
with the plain. high pointed waist and
gathered skirt - Buffalo IN ~
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